Tesla Flies in New Battery Production Line for Gigafactory
May 25th, 2018Balls to the wall 24/7.
Besides the normal Model S and X and energy products output, there’s the Model 3 ramp, the single 50,000 unit Powerwall order from Australia, an as yet undisclosed 1+GWH battery project and the looming Semi.
I’ve been in the queue for a Powerwall 2 since December 2017. #learningpatiencewithtesla
Via: Reuters:
Tesla Inc has flown six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe to California in an unusual, high-stakes effort to speed up battery production for its Model 3 electric sedan, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week.
Transporting equipment for a production line by air is costly and hardly ever done in the automotive industry, and the move underscores Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s urgency to get a grip on manufacturing problems that have hobbled the launch of the high-volume Model 3 and pushed Tesla’s finances deep into the red.
“As usual with Tesla, everything is being done in a massive hurry and money seems to be no obstacle,” said one of the two sources.
Tesla on Friday declined to comment on whether it has shipped in any new production equipment from Europe.
